Aug 16·edited Aug 16Liked by Salomé Sibonex, Joseph (Jake) Klein
Such a great documentary Jake! You do a great job of showing the incredible array of diversity of views and perspectives within the Pro-Palestinian Movement in the United States! The mainstream media loves to oversimplify and misrepresent everything and everyone. That’s because being divisive and sensationalistic brings in the ratings and the moolah. The interviews you did with a variety of protesters were fascinating. My favorite would definitely be the director of the American Branch of the Combatants for Peace. An organization I’ve long supported. Her personal story of how she went from a staunchly Pro-Israel Evangelical Christian who didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Palestinian to being an advocate for peace between both peoples was remarkable! I would definitely agree with you that some of those folks were there for the wrong reasons. What does ending “American imperialism” or "western imperialism” have to do with the Palestinian cause? The prescience of the Jihadists also did not help matters. Your monologue at the end was 100% on-point! The extremists made everyone else in attendance look bad and those there with other agendas in mind undermine the cause and are hindrance to any sort of positive change for the Palestinian people. I think the Pro-Palestinian Movement needs to become more centralized with a clear leadership structure with a common set of goals and values and keep those out of the movement who hurt or distract from the goal of Palestinian liberation. Jihadists and antisemites in particular should be forbidden from being part of the movement. If anyone here would like to become connected with organizations fighting for peace for Israelis and Palestinians here are a few I support:
• Americans Friends of Combatants for Peace
• Ultimate Peace
• Alliance for Middle East Peace
• Peace Now
• American Friends of the Parents Circle-Families Forum
I’d also highly recommend the documentaries “Hope in the Holy Land” & “Disturbing the Peace.”
Thank you Noah! All great points. I think centralizing any advocacy movement comes with tradeoffs, and I’ll have to think about that one. On the one hand, it’s easier to keep messaging in line, but on the other, you’re stuck with bad leadership when you get it and it can be much harder to work around them.
Those all sound like wonderful organizations. I will check them out and the documentaries you mentioned.
Thank you, Jake for shedding light once more on this complex situation. I enjoyed the testimonies of the people you interviewed. There were so many intricacies to the protest that have never been explored and explained the way you did in your interviews. Great job!👏
Such a great documentary Jake! You do a great job of showing the incredible array of diversity of views and perspectives within the Pro-Palestinian Movement in the United States! The mainstream media loves to oversimplify and misrepresent everything and everyone. That’s because being divisive and sensationalistic brings in the ratings and the moolah. The interviews you did with a variety of protesters were fascinating. My favorite would definitely be the director of the American Branch of the Combatants for Peace. An organization I’ve long supported. Her personal story of how she went from a staunchly Pro-Israel Evangelical Christian who didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Palestinian to being an advocate for peace between both peoples was remarkable! I would definitely agree with you that some of those folks were there for the wrong reasons. What does ending “American imperialism” or "western imperialism” have to do with the Palestinian cause? The prescience of the Jihadists also did not help matters. Your monologue at the end was 100% on-point! The extremists made everyone else in attendance look bad and those there with other agendas in mind undermine the cause and are hindrance to any sort of positive change for the Palestinian people. I think the Pro-Palestinian Movement needs to become more centralized with a clear leadership structure with a common set of goals and values and keep those out of the movement who hurt or distract from the goal of Palestinian liberation. Jihadists and antisemites in particular should be forbidden from being part of the movement. If anyone here would like to become connected with organizations fighting for peace for Israelis and Palestinians here are a few I support:
• Americans Friends of Combatants for Peace
• Ultimate Peace
• Alliance for Middle East Peace
• Peace Now
• American Friends of the Parents Circle-Families Forum
I’d also highly recommend the documentaries “Hope in the Holy Land” & “Disturbing the Peace.”
Thank you Noah! All great points. I think centralizing any advocacy movement comes with tradeoffs, and I’ll have to think about that one. On the one hand, it’s easier to keep messaging in line, but on the other, you’re stuck with bad leadership when you get it and it can be much harder to work around them.
Those all sound like wonderful organizations. I will check them out and the documentaries you mentioned.
Thank you, Jake for shedding light once more on this complex situation. I enjoyed the testimonies of the people you interviewed. There were so many intricacies to the protest that have never been explored and explained the way you did in your interviews. Great job!👏
Thank you!
Well said, thank you!